12th September 2006, 11:32 PM
Get hold of some good excavation reports for sites of a similar date, and possibly type, in the vicinity and compare their finds assemblages with yours. It will give you a more local or regional perspective than general studies of artefacts in which to interpret your material. As an example (without outing myself) the difference in roman assemblages from where I work now compared to my previous location, only about 80 miles away, is staggering.